Brody Klinge beats Ross Smith 6-5
World Series: Australian Masters · Last 16 · Fri 21 Aug
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We are underway at World Series: Australian Masters in Last 16 with Ross Smith against Brody Klinge. The scoring swings from leg to leg before Brody Klinge finally seals it 6-5, with the pressure rising whenever the players move into finishing range.
Leg 1: Maximum from Ross Smith! Brody Klinge cannot take out 97 and leaves 24, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 1-0. Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Brody Klinge! Brody Klinge cannot take out 46 and leaves 40, Brody Klinge closes 40 with Ross Smith waiting on 72 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1. Leg 3 — into the lead: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith cannot take out 41 and leaves 8, Ross Smith takes out 8 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Brody Klinge! Brody Klinge cannot take out 98 and leaves 24, Brody Klinge takes out 24 in 2 darts. We're level at 2-2. Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Ross Smith! Ross Smith takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Ross Smith leads 3-2. Leg 6 — back level: Brody Klinge closes 40 with Ross Smith waiting on 32 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Brody Klinge closes 121 with Ross Smith waiting on 48 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Brody Klinge leads 4-3. Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Ross Smith closes 40 with Brody Klinge waiting on 60 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4. Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Brody Klinge cannot take out 81 and leaves 24; Brody Klinge closes 24 with Ross Smith waiting on 75 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Brody Klinge leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith closes 45 with Brody Klinge waiting on 71 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5. Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith cannot take out 41 and leaves 32, Brody Klinge punishes it immediately by taking out 100 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Brody Klinge wins 6-5.
Ross Smith posts the higher three-dart average, 102.88 compared with 96.00. Ross Smith hits 8 maximums and Brody Klinge hits 3. On the doubles, Ross Smith converts 38.0% and Brody Klinge finishes at 38.0%. Brody Klinge's longest burst is 2 legs in a row.
Brody Klinge has the result, but the final score only tells part of it. The match contains 5 breaks of throw and 1 clear lead change. The decisive difference comes in the moments when one player reaches a finish, the other is close enough to punish a miss, and the next visit suddenly matters more than the average.
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How every leg unfolded
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Leg 1: Maximum from Ross Smith! Brody Klinge cannot take out 97 and leaves 24, Ross Smith punishes it immediately by taking out 20 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 1-0.
Leg 2 — back level: Maximum from Brody Klinge! Brody Klinge cannot take out 46 and leaves 40, Brody Klinge closes 40 with Ross Smith waiting on 72 in 2 darts. We're level at 1-1.
Leg 3 — into the lead: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith cannot take out 41 and leaves 8, Ross Smith takes out 8 in 1 dart. Ross Smith leads 2-1.
Leg 4 — back level: Maximum from Brody Klinge! Brody Klinge cannot take out 98 and leaves 24, Brody Klinge takes out 24 in 2 darts. We're level at 2-2.
Leg 5 — into the lead: Maximum from Ross Smith! Ross Smith takes out 41 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total. Ross Smith leads 3-2.
Leg 6 — back level: Brody Klinge closes 40 with Ross Smith waiting on 32 in 2 darts. We're level at 3-3.
Leg 7 — lead change: Brody Klinge closes 121 with Ross Smith waiting on 48 in 1 dart; a break of throw. Brody Klinge leads 4-3.
Leg 8 — immediate break-back: Ross Smith closes 40 with Brody Klinge waiting on 60 in 2 darts; a break of throw. We're level at 4-4.
Leg 9 — immediate break-back: Brody Klinge cannot take out 81 and leaves 24; Brody Klinge closes 24 with Ross Smith waiting on 75 in 1 dart, a break of throw. Brody Klinge leads 5-4.
Leg 10 — immediate break-back: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith closes 45 with Brody Klinge waiting on 71 in 2 darts, 11 darts in total, a break of throw. We're level at 5-5.
Leg 11 — match-clinching leg: Ross Smith fires in 2 maximums; Ross Smith cannot take out 41 and leaves 32, Brody Klinge punishes it immediately by taking out 100 in 1 dart, 10 darts in total, a break of throw. That's the match - Brody Klinge wins 6-5.